DogOnPorch Posted September 29, 2020 Report Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) Let's start in the middle somewhere... The Battle of Hampton Roads. Is it the most significant naval battle? Or is it another like Coral Sea that saw major use of naval aviation? Edited September 29, 2020 by DogOnPorch Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted September 30, 2020 Author Report Posted September 30, 2020 The USS Long Island... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Long_Island_(CVE-1) The very first CVE...escort carrier. Its main job during WW2 for which it was famous, was to deliver Marine fighter/dive bomber squadrons to Guadalcanal. Far too slow to be a fleet carrier, these tended to operate with the freighters and troop ships which had similar speeds. Still, nearly a thousand crew to operate. Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted October 2, 2020 Author Report Posted October 2, 2020 The Sultana Disaster (1865) 2100-2300 Union POWs (+pigs, horses and assorted other critters) heading north on a ship built for 367...what could go wrong? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultana_(steamboat) Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted October 17, 2020 Author Report Posted October 17, 2020 (edited) The USS America (LHA-6)...baby flattop. Thanks to the addition of the F-35, amphibious assault ships can now do some of the more mundane chores that the big fleet carriers had to perform in terms of air-superiority and strike capability. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_America_(LHA-6) Edited October 17, 2020 by DogOnPorch Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted October 20, 2020 Author Report Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) Entirely from matchsticks + packaging. Edited October 20, 2020 by DogOnPorch 1 Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted October 29, 2020 Author Report Posted October 29, 2020 (edited) The Battle(s) of the Java Sea/Sunda Straight...February 27th-March 1st, 1942. One of the darkest moments of WW2 for the Allies. Europe was under Nazi control and this news arrives from the East Indies. This was the last gasp at sea for the original naval forces of ABDA...an early Pacific command. Generally...the Japanese are poised to invade Java and encounter a mish-mash of Allied ship that fight to the last. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-British-Dutch-Australian_Command https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Java_Sea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sunda_Strait HMAS Perth was a modified Leander Class light cruiser. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Perth_(D29) The USS Houston was a Northampton class cruiser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Houston_(CA-30) The HNLMS De Ruyter was a unique Free Dutch cruiser. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNLMS_De_Ruyter_(1935) Edited October 30, 2020 by DogOnPorch Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted October 30, 2020 Author Report Posted October 30, 2020 Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted November 20, 2020 Author Report Posted November 20, 2020 The Campaign and Battle of Lake Erie...one of my favorite naval tales. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lake_Erie Wooden Ships & Iron Men (1976) was the superb Avalon Hill wargame about the age of sail...Lake Erie was one of the introductory scenarios. https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237/wooden-ships-iron-men https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237/wooden-ships-iron-men/images 1 Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted January 7, 2021 Author Report Posted January 7, 2021 The voyage of the HMLMS Abraham Crijnssen...the ship that became a Pacific Island...temporarily. After the naval battles of the Java Sea, all Allied ships were ordered to Australia. Easier said than done. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNLMS_Abraham_Crijnssen_(1936) Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Posted January 25, 2021 Tom Cochrane...no...not that Tom Cochrane. Sir Thomas Cochrane: Craziest Sea Captain in History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cochrane,_10th_Earl_of_Dundonald Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted January 28, 2021 Author Report Posted January 28, 2021 Modern graverobbers...illegal naval salvage of old warships. Particularly battleships and cruisers. But why take the risk?? It's not like they're loaded with doubloons & pieces of eight. Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
DogOnPorch Posted February 3, 2021 Author Report Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) The Royal Canadian Navy: Sinking You Politely Drachinifel's awesome naval history channel... https://www.youtube.com/c/Drachinifel/videos Edited February 3, 2021 by DogOnPorch Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
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